German Verbs List, A1 to C2

1. sein forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain verbs; As a copulative verb: verb ist · war · gewesen A1
2. haben forms the perfect aspect (have); to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to… verb hat · hatte · gehabt A1
3. werden will, to be going to, forms the future tense; would; forms the subjunctive tense of most… verb wird · wurde · geworden A1
4. können to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of, can.; to be able to do… verb kann · konnte · gekonnt A1
5. müssen to have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do… verb muss · musste · gemusst A1
6. gehen to go, to walk; to leave verb geht · ging · gegangen A1
7. sagen to say (to pronounce; communicate verbally); to tell (to inform (someone) verbally) verb sagt · sagte · gesagt A1
8. machen to make, to produce, to create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.); to make,… verb macht · machte · gemacht A1
9. sehen to see; to have sight; to see (something); to perceive by vision verb sieht · sah · gesehen A1
10. kommen to come; to arrive; to come to; to come over (go somewhere so as to join someone else) verb kommt · kam · gekommen A1
11. wissen to know; to be aware of (a fact); to be assured that something or someone is in a… verb weiß · wusste · gewusst A1
12. leben to live, to be alive; to dwell, to reside verb lebt · lebte · gelebt A1
13. weißen to whiten verb weißt · weißte · geweißt A1
14. lassen to allow; to permit; to let; to have someone (do something); to have (something done);… verb lässt · ließ · gelassen A1
15. glauben to believe something (to consider true); to believe in (to think something exists, or… verb glaubt · glaubte · geglaubt A1
16. denken to think; not to forget; to remember verb denkt · dachte · gedacht A1
17. bessern to improve, to better verb bessert · besserte · gebessert A1
18. mögen to like (something or someone); would like; to want (something) verb mag · mochte · gemocht A1
19. hören to hear (to perceive sounds (or a sound) through the ear); to hear verb hört · hörte · gehört A1
20. helfen to help (someone); to assist; to aid verb hilft · half · geholfen A1
21. finden to find; to discover; to think, to consider, to find verb findet · fand · gefunden A1
22. warten to wait (for); to maintain (chiefly a machine, e.g. a car or heating) verb wartet · wartete · gewartet A1
23. essen to eat; to eat; to dine verb isst · aß · gegessen A1
24. bleiben to remain (to continue to be); to keep (on); to continue [with infinitive ‘doing… verb bleibt · blieb · geblieben A1
25. zeigen to show, make see; to point verb zeigt · zeigte · gezeigt A1
26. nehmen to take (something into one's possession or on one's body); to take from verb nimmt · nahm · genommen A1
27. bringen to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear; to bring, to lead, to guide, to accompany verb bringt · brachte · gebracht A1
28. brauchen to need, to be in need of, to require; to need to, to have to verb braucht · brauchte · gebraucht A1
29. heißen to have a name; to be named; to be called; but implying that one “owns” this name, not… verb heißt · hieß · geheißen A1
30. sprechen to speak (some language, the truth, etc.); to speak, to talk, to give a speech verb spricht · sprach · gesprochen A1
31. halten to hold (an object in one's hands); to stop, to halt, to hold back verb hält · hielt · gehalten A1
32. verstehen to understand; to hear and interpret (speech) verb versteht · verstand · verstanden A1
33. kennen to know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar with verb kennt · kannte · gekannt A1
34. schreiben to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts); to spell (use a particular… verb schreibt · schrieb · geschrieben A1
35. vergessen to forget (lose remembrance of); to forget (fail to do something out of forgetfulness) verb vergisst · vergaß · vergessen A1
36. spielen to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment); to play, to engage in (a… verb spielt · spielte · gespielt A1
37. fahren to go at speed; to go; to run; to drive; to sail verb fährt · fuhr · gefahren A1
38. bekommen to receive; to get; to catch verb bekommt · bekam · bekommen A1
39. töten to kill verb tötet · tötete · getötet A1
40. treffen to meet; to encounter; to hit; to strike verb trifft · traf · getroffen A1
41. arbeiten to work (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers); to work,… verb arbeitet · arbeitete · gearbeitet A1
42. erklären to explain, to make clear; to declare, assert verb erklärt · erklärte · erklärt A1
43. suchen to search, to look for; to seek, to strive, to intend, to try verb sucht · suchte · gesucht A1
44. hoffen to hope verb hofft · hoffte · gehofft A1
45. erzählen to tell, to narrate, to recount; to tell, to say verb erzählt · erzählte · erzählt A1
46. bedeuten to imply, to mean, to signify, to indicate, to spell, to betoken; to have meaning, to be… verb bedeutet · bedeutete · bedeutet A1
47. gefallen to please; to appeal to [with dative ‘someone’] (idiomatically translated by English… verb gefällt · gefiel · gefallen A1
48. entschuldigen to excuse (something or (formal) someone); to offer excuse for someone’s absence, to… verb entschuldigt · entschuldigte · entschuldigt A1
49. schlafen to sleep; to sleep on something; to wait and think before making a decision verb schläft · schlief · geschlafen A1
50. kosten to cost; to taste, try (sample the flavor of something) verb kostet · kostete · gekostet A1
51. trinken to drink (to drink liquids (in bottles, glasses, etc.) by mouth); to drink, to imbibe… verb trinkt · trank · getrunken A1
52. lieben to love, to have a strong affection for (someone or something); to love one another verb liebt · liebte · geliebt A1
53. lernen to learn, to acquire knowledge; to study (revise or review materials) verb lernt · lernte · gelernt A1
54. laufen to walk; to jog; to run (to move on foot; either at a normal or an increased speed); to… verb läuft · lief · gelaufen A1
55. heiraten to marry; to get married; to marry someone; to take someone as one's spouse verb heiratet · heiratete · geheiratet A1
56. gewinnen to win; to be victorious; to win something; to gain verb gewinnt · gewann · gewonnen A1
57. kaufen to buy, to purchase; to buy, to purchase for someone verb kauft · kaufte · gekauft A1
58. anrufen to call, to ring (by telephone or similar technology); to call on (someone, e.g. a… verb ruft an · rief an · angerufen A1
59. passieren to happen; to move beyond; pass verb passiert · passierte · passiert A1
60. vorstellen to introduce (someone), to present; to introduce oneself verb stellt vor · stellte vor · vorgestellt A1

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